| YTD2025 QUARTER 3 (JAN-SEP) DEATHS OCCURRING* IN NORTH CAROLINA BY COUNTY OF DEATH AND DISPOSITION OF THE BODY |
| TOTAL | DISPOSITION OF THE BODY: | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burial | Cremation | Donation | Entombment | Other | Removal from state | |||||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 81,174 | 100.0 | 29,811 | 36.7 | 47,059 | 58.0 | 812 | 1.0 | 839 | 1.0 | 573 | 0.7 | 2,080 | 2.6 |
| COUNTY OF DEATH: | 1,454 | 1.8 | 622 | 42.8 | 768 | 52.8 | 20 | 1.4 | 24 | 1.7 | 4 | 0.3 | 16 | 1.1 |
| ALAMANCE | ||||||||||||||
| ALEXANDER | 214 | 0.3 | 81 | 37.9 | 128 | 59.8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.9 |
| ALLEGHANY | 106 | 0.1 | 41 | 38.7 | 61 | 57.5 | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| ANSON | 137 | 0.2 | 76 | 55.5 | 59 | 43.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| ASHE | 221 | 0.3 | 120 | 54.3 | 90 | 40.7 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 | 2.7 |
| AVERY | 109 | 0.1 | 45 | 41.3 | 59 | 54.1 | 2 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| BEAUFORT | 426 | 0.5 | 201 | 47.2 | 215 | 50.5 | 4 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.9 |
| BERTIE | 152 | 0.2 | 89 | 58.6 | 62 | 40.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 |
| BLADEN | 232 | 0.3 | 143 | 61.6 | 87 | 37.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 1,179 | 1.5 | 247 | 20.9 | 888 | 75.3 | 8 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.3 | 24 | 2.0 |
| BUNCOMBE | 2,936 | 3.6 | 834 | 28.4 | 1,998 | 68.1 | 33 | 1.1 | 16 | 0.5 | 22 | 0.7 | 33 | 1.1 |
| BURKE | 886 | 1.1 | 342 | 38.6 | 516 | 58.2 | 5 | 0.6 | 18 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.6 |
| CABARRUS | 1,636 | 2.0 | 573 | 35.0 | 986 | 60.3 | 24 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.9 | 6 | 0.4 | 33 | 2.0 |
| CALDWELL | 641 | 0.8 | 231 | 36.0 | 385 | 60.1 | 12 | 1.9 | 7 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.8 |
| CAMDEN | 36 | 0.0 | 10 | 27.8 | 25 | 69.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.8 |
| CARTERET | 796 | 1.0 | 199 | 25.0 | 568 | 71.4 | 8 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 8 | 1.0 |
| CASWELL | 152 | 0.2 | 78 | 51.3 | 60 | 39.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 13 | 8.6 |
| CATAWBA | 1,780 | 2.2 | 633 | 35.6 | 1,085 | 61.0 | 18 | 1.0 | 23 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 18 | 1.0 |
| CHATHAM | 536 | 0.7 | 149 | 27.8 | 343 | 64.0 | 6 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.4 | 12 | 2.2 | 24 | 4.5 |
| CHEROKEE | 292 | 0.4 | 100 | 34.2 | 179 | 61.3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3.1 |
| CHOWAN | 146 | 0.2 | 58 | 39.7 | 84 | 57.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.7 |
| CLAY | 89 | 0.1 | 20 | 22.5 | 65 | 73.0 | 1 | 1.1 | 2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 |
| CLEVELAND | 986 | 1.2 | 397 | 40.3 | 500 | 50.7 | 8 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.8 | 68 | 6.9 | 5 | 0.5 |
| COLUMBUS | 544 | 0.7 | 325 | 59.7 | 199 | 36.6 | 5 | 0.9 | 6 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 1.7 |
| CRAVEN | 949 | 1.2 | 302 | 31.8 | 602 | 63.4 | 10 | 1.1 | 15 | 1.6 | 7 | 0.7 | 13 | 1.4 |
| CUMBERLAND | 2,322 | 2.9 | 944 | 40.7 | 1,260 | 54.3 | 34 | 1.5 | 19 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.2 | 60 | 2.6 |
| CURRITUCK | 176 | 0.2 | 31 | 17.6 | 124 | 70.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 11.9 |
| DARE | 220 | 0.3 | 29 | 13.2 | 180 | 81.8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 4.5 |
| DAVIDSON | 1,231 | 1.5 | 467 | 37.9 | 713 | 57.9 | 24 | 1.9 | 12 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.4 | 10 | 0.8 |
| DAVIE | 272 | 0.3 | 89 | 32.7 | 169 | 62.1 | 4 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.7 | 5 | 1.8 |
| DUPLIN | 338 | 0.4 | 183 | 54.1 | 145 | 42.9 | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.8 |
| DURHAM | 2,939 | 3.6 | 1,010 | 34.4 | 1,669 | 56.8 | 22 | 0.7 | 33 | 1.1 | 51 | 1.7 | 154 | 5.2 |
| EDGECOMBE | 414 | 0.5 | 232 | 56.0 | 163 | 39.4 | 3 | 0.7 | 9 | 2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1.7 |
| FORSYTH | 4,441 | 5.5 | 1,516 | 34.1 | 2,637 | 59.4 | 64 | 1.4 | 66 | 1.5 | 16 | 0.4 | 142 | 3.2 |
| FRANKLIN | 321 | 0.4 | 102 | 31.8 | 205 | 63.9 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 7 | 2.2 |
| GASTON | 2,003 | 2.5 | 684 | 34.1 | 1,232 | 61.5 | 40 | 2.0 | 22 | 1.1 | 12 | 0.6 | 13 | 0.6 |
| GATES | 61 | 0.1 | 28 | 45.9 | 29 | 47.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6.6 |
| GRAHAM | 48 | 0.1 | 26 | 54.2 | 22 | 45.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| GRANVILLE | 372 | 0.5 | 164 | 44.1 | 191 | 51.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 3.5 |
| GREENE | 99 | 0.1 | 51 | 51.5 | 45 | 45.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| GUILFORD | 4,317 | 5.3 | 1,403 | 32.5 | 2,613 | 60.5 | 37 | 0.9 | 45 | 1.0 | 9 | 0.2 | 210 | 4.9 |
| HALIFAX | 400 | 0.5 | 243 | 60.8 | 148 | 37.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 |
| HARNETT | 710 | 0.9 | 335 | 47.2 | 354 | 49.9 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 1.8 |
| HAYWOOD | 559 | 0.7 | 158 | 28.3 | 384 | 68.7 | 9 | 1.6 | 5 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.4 |
| HENDERSON | 1,204 | 1.5 | 242 | 20.1 | 900 | 74.8 | 11 | 0.9 | 16 | 1.3 | 8 | 0.7 | 27 | 2.2 |
| HERTFORD | 202 | 0.2 | 119 | 58.9 | 76 | 37.6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.0 |
| HOKE | 254 | 0.3 | 135 | 53.1 | 113 | 44.5 | 2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.6 |
| HYDE | 27 | 0.0 | 7 | 25.9 | 18 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.4 |
| IREDELL | 1,352 | 1.7 | 498 | 36.8 | 757 | 56.0 | 18 | 1.3 | 10 | 0.7 | 50 | 3.7 | 19 | 1.4 |
| JACKSON | 259 | 0.3 | 96 | 37.1 | 152 | 58.7 | 2 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | 7 | 2.7 |
| JOHNSTON | 1,331 | 1.6 | 550 | 41.3 | 711 | 53.4 | 4 | 0.3 | 30 | 2.3 | 18 | 1.4 | 18 | 1.4 |
| JONES | 67 | 0.1 | 31 | 46.3 | 34 | 50.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| LEE | 412 | 0.5 | 169 | 41.0 | 231 | 56.1 | 3 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.5 |
| LENOIR | 442 | 0.5 | 242 | 54.8 | 185 | 41.9 | 4 | 0.9 | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 |
| LINCOLN | 572 | 0.7 | 222 | 38.8 | 336 | 58.7 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 8 | 1.4 |
| MCDOWELL | 302 | 0.4 | 109 | 36.1 | 181 | 59.9 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.0 |
| MACON | 340 | 0.4 | 76 | 22.4 | 244 | 71.8 | 3 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 5.0 |
| MADISON | 148 | 0.2 | 70 | 47.3 | 75 | 50.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2.0 |
| MARTIN | 140 | 0.2 | 69 | 49.3 | 67 | 47.9 | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 6,673 | 8.2 | 2,024 | 30.3 | 4,245 | 63.6 | 65 | 1.0 | 55 | 0.8 | 68 | 1.0 | 216 | 3.2 |
| MITCHELL | 196 | 0.2 | 105 | 53.6 | 86 | 43.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.5 |
| MONTGOMERY | 150 | 0.2 | 80 | 53.3 | 68 | 45.3 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.7 |
| MOORE | 1,333 | 1.6 | 510 | 38.3 | 795 | 59.6 | 10 | 0.8 | 10 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.5 |
| NASH | 917 | 1.1 | 448 | 48.9 | 429 | 46.8 | 8 | 0.9 | 18 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 1.5 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,679 | 3.3 | 660 | 24.6 | 1,834 | 68.5 | 33 | 1.2 | 30 | 1.1 | 46 | 1.7 | 76 | 2.8 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 128 | 0.2 | 76 | 59.4 | 45 | 35.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 4.7 |
| ONSLOW | 855 | 1.1 | 246 | 28.8 | 566 | 66.2 | 4 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 3.9 |
| ORANGE | 1,310 | 1.6 | 437 | 33.4 | 752 | 57.4 | 11 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.4 | 56 | 4.3 | 49 | 3.7 |
| PAMLICO | 112 | 0.1 | 37 | 33.0 | 71 | 63.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.8 |
| PASQUOTANK | 432 | 0.5 | 162 | 37.5 | 246 | 56.9 | 5 | 1.2 | 7 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 2.8 |
| PENDER | 298 | 0.4 | 82 | 27.5 | 201 | 67.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 12 | 4.0 |
| PERQUIMANS | 85 | 0.1 | 24 | 28.2 | 54 | 63.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.5 |
| PERSON | 234 | 0.3 | 122 | 52.1 | 108 | 46.2 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.3 |
| PITT | 2,145 | 2.6 | 976 | 45.5 | 1,091 | 50.9 | 12 | 0.6 | 29 | 1.4 | 7 | 0.3 | 30 | 1.4 |
| POLK | 173 | 0.2 | 48 | 27.7 | 118 | 68.2 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 4 | 2.3 |
| RANDOLPH | 1,014 | 1.2 | 428 | 42.2 | 555 | 54.7 | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 10 | 1.0 |
| RICHMOND | 419 | 0.5 | 200 | 47.7 | 209 | 49.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 6 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.5 |
| ROBESON | 888 | 1.1 | 564 | 63.5 | 289 | 32.5 | 12 | 1.4 | 6 | 0.7 | 10 | 1.1 | 7 | 0.8 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 821 | 1.0 | 389 | 47.4 | 388 | 47.3 | 6 | 0.7 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 29 | 3.5 |
| ROWAN | 1,179 | 1.5 | 450 | 38.2 | 678 | 57.5 | 28 | 2.4 | 14 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.4 |
| RUTHERFORD | 672 | 0.8 | 249 | 37.1 | 410 | 61.0 | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 |
| SAMPSON | 388 | 0.5 | 247 | 63.7 | 128 | 33.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 9 | 2.3 |
| SCOTLAND | 392 | 0.5 | 219 | 55.9 | 164 | 41.8 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.5 |
| STANLY | 418 | 0.5 | 181 | 43.3 | 228 | 54.5 | 3 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.7 |
| STOKES | 292 | 0.4 | 139 | 47.6 | 136 | 46.6 | 4 | 1.4 | 4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 8 | 2.7 |
| SURRY | 935 | 1.2 | 426 | 45.6 | 426 | 45.6 | 13 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.5 | 61 | 6.5 |
| SWAIN | 164 | 0.2 | 76 | 46.3 | 85 | 51.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 242 | 0.3 | 57 | 23.6 | 179 | 74.0 | 4 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 |
| TYRRELL | 14 | 0.0 | 6 | 42.9 | 7 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 |
| UNION | 1,185 | 1.5 | 497 | 41.9 | 645 | 54.4 | 17 | 1.4 | 10 | 0.8 | 6 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.8 |
| VANCE | 416 | 0.5 | 203 | 48.8 | 199 | 47.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 2.2 |
| WAKE | 5,682 | 7.0 | 1,497 | 26.3 | 3,676 | 64.7 | 43 | 0.8 | 89 | 1.6 | 33 | 0.6 | 344 | 6.1 |
| WARREN | 124 | 0.2 | 62 | 50.0 | 58 | 46.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 3.2 |
| WASHINGTON | 103 | 0.1 | 48 | 46.6 | 53 | 51.5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| WATAUGA | 330 | 0.4 | 126 | 38.2 | 181 | 54.8 | 7 | 2.1 | 2 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 13 | 3.9 |
| WAYNE | 1,264 | 1.6 | 640 | 50.6 | 581 | 46.0 | 4 | 0.3 | 20 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 17 | 1.3 |
| WILKES | 500 | 0.6 | 248 | 49.6 | 234 | 46.8 | 6 | 1.2 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 |
| WILSON | 644 | 0.8 | 352 | 54.7 | 270 | 41.9 | 4 | 0.6 | 7 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 9 | 1.4 |
| YADKIN | 317 | 0.4 | 160 | 50.5 | 142 | 44.8 | 3 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 10 | 3.2 |
| YANCEY | 121 | 0.1 | 64 | 52.9 | 54 | 44.6 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| * Data shown are provisional and include only events occurring in North Carolina, regardless of place of residence. |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |
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